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Dear Patty, You said: I believe religion is the human answer to an intolerance to accept that man s own worst enemy is himself, and to his own necessity to

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, Oct 21, 2000

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Dear Patty,
You said:
"I believe religion is the human answer to an intolerance to accept that
man's own worst enemy is himself, and to his own necessity to concieve of
himself as trasendental, beyond this human existance."

Would you be saying this so that you may stop inquiring into the origins of
our existence? To put a stop to what you may feel is futile? If that is so
it is understandable.
Maybe you have given up, maybe you do not have the time to stop and wonder.

Then you conclude:
"Religion in the wide sense of the word is a defense mechanism. So what is
it that we are so scared of losing?"

Personally, I find that it is not so much a defense but a source of meaning.
Let me point out that I do not belong to any religious faith and never will.
But this does not stop me from inquiring about the meaning of life, in fact
it gives me more freedom to wonder in a leisurely, unprejudiced way.

Regards,
Rajiv

Rajiv Pande

Hello all, Man can exist and feel safe only in herds and religion is an answer to that! Best wishes Vanaja

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, Oct 24, 2000

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Hello all,
Man can exist and feel safe only in" herds" and religion is an answer to
that!
Best wishes
Vanaja

patty duke

... Hi People, I think Vanajas idea is a bit more aproximated to what I was trying to explain, but that doesn t mean that it s depreciable--just a part of its